SCHOOL PROFILE

Brookland Infant and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 101263
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 322 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 283 272 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 135 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 148 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.0%
12.8 pts below England
School 12.0%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

76.7%
56.4 pts above England
School 76.7%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

8.8%
7.8 pts above England
School 8.8%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
27.6%
78
White British
21.6%
61
Any other ethnic group
15.2%
43
Any other Mixed background
7.8%
22
White and Asian
6.7%
19
Pakistani
4.2%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.3% 49 of 283 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.3%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Speech, language & communication 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 4.74%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.34 pts lower than England
School 10.47%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
Barnet 1.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.9% 0.3 pts below England
Brookland Infant and Nursery School
87.9%
Barnet
90.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information